Dave Rees ofBlueRail Trainsreports they've sold 700+ bluetooth loco control boards. Dave'spress releasealso hints that he has a new product in the works that's the "best train control
technology I can imagine" and will "make a lot of people happy". Stay tuned.

Dead Rail™Society co-founderPete Steinmetzinstalls of TVM, CVP and BlueRail systems in locos with battery
power. He sells complete Dead Rail™kits for self-installers and is also a source of
hard-to-find, high quality LiPo battery packs in the right sizes for smaller scales.

Dead Rail Suppliers

The field of smaller scale Dead Rail is relatively new, but the list of manufacturers and supplies
is growing rapidly. Some of the most recent are not DCC compatible. Please let us know your experiences with any of these systems and any others. Here is the latest
list:

Dead Rail System Comparison

Mainstream Systems

DCC

Sound

BlueRail Trains

No

Generic

CVP

Yes

Yes

Del Tang

No

No

Stanton

Yes

Yes

Tam Valley

Yes

Yes

Other Systems

MRC

No

Generic

NCE (decoder only)

Yes

No

Bachmann/BlueRail

No

Generic

G Scale Graphics

No

Generic

Tam Valley Depot is a prime supplier of Dead Rail™ electronics; its products are distributed exclusively in North America byDead Rail
Installs.
TVD allows the hobbyist to use his existing DCC electronics, adding batteries and radio controls, instead of having to start from scratch. TVD supplies miniaturized transmitters,
receivers, and related electronics, while also providing advice on batteries, switches, etc. TVD has released a new high power receiver that is capable of handling up to 18 volts and 5
amps.

CVP Products' Airwire line of model railroad battery/radio control equipment is well known amonglarge scalemodelers. Airwire is widely used with garden railroads where track corrosion is a never-ending problem. More
recently, CVP has come up with itsCOVRTR receiverwhich is suitable for O, On30, and HO.

Blue Rail
Trainssells circuit boards for Bluetooth control of locomotives from smartphones. Battery operation is
provided for, as well as wireless firmware updates, and an expansion port (for future sound add-ons). BlueRail is also the OEM Bachmann's line of EZ-App trains. They have aYouTube pagewith dozens of videos showing how BlueRail works to control locos, produce sound, and even control accessories. Also aUser Showcasewith detailed photos of modelers' installations and
experiences. Model Railroad Digesthas an, informative interview with David Rees, BlueRail's founder. The March 2016 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist has
another interview with Rees, giving further details on BlueRail's system.They have been twice featured in Model Railroader as up and coming. Circuit boards are
certified for sale in the US, Canada, EU, UK, Australia, New Zealand (as well as Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam). Bluerail has 700+ users (plus thousands of EZ App users). BlueRail
is in co-development on a next generation product.

DeadRailInstalls.com,owned byDead Rail Society co-founder Pete Steinmetz, sells complete Dead Rail kits, including everything a modeler needs for a Dead Rail system. Modelers can select sound decoders by
Soundtraxx or TCS, radio receivers by Tam Valley Depot or CVP, or complete BlueRail kits. DRI also specializes in hard-to-find, high quality Lithium Polymer and Lithium Ion battery packs for
all scales. Pete is is an experienced installer of TVD, CP, and BlueRail systems in battery-powered locomotives.

Del Tang, a UK manufacturer of radio control system for
boats, planes, cars, has a popular version for trains. Small and inexpensive, not DCC but they do control speed, direction, and lights -- rumors of sound in the works. TheOn30 Guy is a distributor in the US and has a much better website than the
manufacturer. Del Tang is an easy, popular first step to Dead Rail. Here are a couple of interesting YouTube videos showing Del Tang installations in different scales:Ge Rik's garden railwayandSteve Sherrill. Andanother.

Neil Stanton invented his own Stanton S-Cab Dead Rail™ system a few years ago and is now one of the major suppliers.
He markets transmitters, receivers, and his innovative 'BPS' Battery Power Supply that can both charge batteries from the rails
as well as scale battery voltages up to loco-powering levels.

Model Rectifier Corporation features the Loco Genie, a wireless train control system that is easily adapted to
battery power. Both steam and diesel sounds are offered.

NCE has entered the Dead Rail business with a NO-SOUND
decoder that is compatible with Tam Valley, CVP, and Stanton transmitters. Link to manual below.

On a web page and couple of YouTube videos (found here and
here), Bachmann announced a new line of model trains using Bluetooth control and smartphone apps, to be released in Spring or
Summer 2015. The new line is called EZ-App Wireless Train Control. It is being developed in collaboration with Blue Rail
Trains. Track power is required but this development is interesting for possible future Dead Rail™ applications. Still in the vaporware stage, but we will provide updates as they appear.